House prices in Lincoln skyrocket in 2017

Houses prices in Lincoln were among the fast growing in the UK over the last 12 months, according to new data.

Yellowbellies living in the county’s capital should get considerably more if they sell-up now than if they had moved away in 2016.

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On the flip side, it means those looking to move into Lincoln have had to pay more in recent months.Halifax managing director Russell Galley said: "A number of towns and cities have recorded significant rises in house prices over the past year, with all of the top 20 performers recording growth of at least double the national average.

Homeowners would have had to pay more for their property

"Unlike last year, the top performers are not exclusive to London and the South East, with the top spot now belonging to Cheltenham in the South West, and towns in East Anglia, East Midlands, North West, Wales and Yorkshire and the Humber also making the list."

The average increase in house prices across the UK was 2.7 per cent, according to Halifax which came up with the new figures after pulling together its own mortgage data.

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Bournemouth recorded the second-biggest rise, with prices climbing by 11.7 percent, while Brighton came in third with an increase of 11.4 per cent.

At the other end of the spectrum, 13 towns recorded declines in house prices in 2017, with the largest fall in Perth in Scotland, at 5.3 per cent.

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Here are the top 20 towns with the biggest year-on-year increases in average house prices according to Halifax, with the average house price in 2017 followed by the increase in cash and percentage terms: